New Releases by Aaron Becker

With an eye to holiday rituals and nature''s rebirth, New York Times best-selling creator Aaron Becker offers a luminous die-cut companion to You Are Light, My Favorite Color, and One Sky. Hush, now. Be still. It''s time for winter light. Come winter, the days grow short. Sunlight filters through bare branches as ice crystals cover the meadow. In this quiet time, we turn to warmth and light, to family rituals and traditions. With jewellike die-cuts revealing the colors of the season against soft painterly backgrounds, Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker captures the light of winter skies and lengthening days, the glow of candle and hearth, and the heart''s yearning for spring''s return.

Welcome the much-anticipated finale of Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker’s wordless trilogy—a spectacular, emotionally satisfying story that brings its adventurer home. Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. It’s her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold readers in its thrall. Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker delivers a suspenseful and moving climax to his wordless trilogy, an epic that began with the award-winning Journey and continued with the celebrated follow-up Quest.

Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy. A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is captured by hostile forces that whisk him back through the enchanted door. Just like that, the children are caught up in a quest to rescue the king and his kingdom from darkness, while illuminating the farthest reaches of their imagination. Colored markers in hand, they make their own way through the portal, under the sea, through a tropical paradise, over a perilous bridge, and high in the air with the help of a winged friend. Journey lovers will be thrilled to follow its characters on another adventure threaded with familiar elements, while new fans will be swept into a visually captivating story that is even richer and more exhilarating than the first.

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our changing world. The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind. Peeking out from the deluge are the remnants of a zoo, home to rare and endangered animals, survivors of long neglect. Tender-hearted NOA is a construction robot who’s found new purpose as the caretaker of the zoo’s beleaguered inhabitants. Bracing for the next storm, NOA builds an ark from the wreckage in search of new land and a new home, only to discover something even more profound. With boundless compassion and sweeping scenes of sea and sky punctuated by detailed wordless panels to pore over, Caldecott Honor–winning creator Aaron Becker delivers a timely and concrete message about the rewards of caring in even the most difficult of times that is sure to inspire the dreamers among us.

"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition: redirecting rivers, harvesting lumber, reshaping the land, even extending daylight itself. "--

Abstract: Introduction: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a rapidly growing malignancy with early distant metastases. Up to 70% will develop brain metastases, and the poor prognosis of these patients has not changed considerably. The potential of checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) in treating recurrent (r/r) SCLC and their effect on brain metastases remain unclear. Methods: In this retrospective multicenter study, we analyzed r/r SCLC patients receiving second or further-line CPI versus chemotherapy between 2010 and 2020. We applied multivariable-adjusted Cox regression analysis to test for differences in 1-year mortality and real-world progression. We then used interaction analysis to evaluate whether brain metastases (BM) and/or cranial radiotherapy (CRT) modified the effect of CPI versus chemotherapy on overall survival. Results: Among 285 patients, 99 (35%) received CPI and 186 (65%) patients received chemotherapy. Most patients (93%) in the CPI group received nivolumab/ipilimumab. Chemotherapy patients were entirely CPI-naïve and only one CPI patient had received atezolizumab for first-line treatment. CPI was associated with a lower risk of 1-year mortality (adjusted Hazard Ratio [HRadj] 0.59, 95% CI 0.42 to 0.82, p=0.002). This benefit was modified by BM and CRT, indicating a pronounced effect in patients without BM (with CRT: HRadj 0.34, p=0.003; no CRT: HRadj 0.50, p=0.05), while there was no effect in patients with BM who received CRT (HRadj 0.85, p=0.59). Conclusion: CPI was associated with a lower risk of 1-year mortality compared to chemotherapy. However, the effect on OS was significantly modified by intracranial disease and radiotherapy, suggesting the benefit was driven by patients without BM

Marvel at the sky in this meditative die-cut book, a follow-up to You Are Light and My Favorite Color, from the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy. Its dawn begins in darkness. With hope we greet its light. Within the pages of this elegant book is the entire sky. Lyrical text moves readers through the day, from dawn to dusk, while ink- and die-cut lines resembling stained glass arc across the pages like birds in flight. An encounter with the translucent, jewel-colored panes in this special board book offers a luminous reminder that, no matter the hour or the hue, we all dwell together under one magnificent sky.

The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as ''a masterwork'', Aaron Becker''s stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey ... who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also guide her home and to happiness? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all...

A girl grieves the loss of her dog in an achingly beautiful wordless epic from the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of Journey. This year’s summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved family dog, along for the ride. But a wistful walk along the beach to gather cool, polished stones becomes a brilliant turning point in the girl’s grief. There, at the edge of a vast ocean beneath an infinite sky, she uncovers, alongside the reader, a profound and joyous truth. In his first picture book following the conclusion of his best-selling Journey trilogy, Aaron Becker achieves a tremendous feat, connecting the private, personal loss of one child to a cycle spanning millennia — and delivering a stunningly layered tale that demands to be pored over again and again.

The Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy celebrates color and nature with a joyously simple die-cut book. People always ask for your favorite color. But who said you can only have one? Open this gorgeous board book to find an ode to ever-changing colors, offering a spectrum of hues evoking the sun, the sea, clouds, and dew-dappled fruit. In colorful grids of small squares—some translucent inserts, some painted on the page—Aaron Becker uses layering to make colors shift and transition from spread to mesmerizing spread. As fun to look at as an alluring paint-chip display and as inspiring as an artful concept book can be, My Favorite Color promises to be a favorite, well-thumbed read and a prized art object in itself.

Unterrichtsentwurf aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Schulpädagogik, Note: 2, Universität Paderborn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es handelt sich hier um meine schriftliche Ausarbeitung für das 2. Staatsexamen im Fach Hauswirtschaft. Ziel dieser Unterrichtsreihe für eine 8. Klasse einer Hauptschule in NRW ist es, dass die SuS die Grundlagen der Küchenarbeit beherrschen und sachgerecht unter Berücksichtigung hygienischer, ökologischer und ökonomischer Gesichtspunkte sicher mit Nahrungsmitteln, Materialien und Arbeitsgeräten arbeiten. Die Stunde verlief planmässig -- jedoch wurde die zweite Transferphase aus Zeitgründen nicht mehr bearbeitet.

Unterrichtsentwurf aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Unterrichtsvorbereitung allgemein, Note: 1, Universität Paderborn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In diesem Unterrichtsentwurf soll aufgezeigt werden, wie eine Unterrichtsstunde zur Konservierung von Lebensmitteln zur Vermeidung von Lebensmittelverschwendung in der zehnten Klasse einer Hauptschule gestaltet werden kann. Das konkrete Thema der Unterrichtsstunde ist dabei "Konfitüre vs. Fruchtaufstrich - Der Vergleich von Konfitüre und Fruchtaufstrich als Beispiel der Konservierung und Verdeutlichung möglicher Beurteilungskriterien von Konsumgütern." Die Schülerinnen und Schüler erläutern den Begriff der Nachhaltigkeit und bewerten den Nutzen der Nachhaltigkeit auf der individuellen und gesellschaftlichen Ebene. Sie erarbeiten Möglichkeiten eines nachhaltigen Lebensstils und arbeiten unter Berücksichtigung ökologischer und ökonomischer Gesichtspunkte sicher und sachgerecht mit Nahrungsmitteln, Materialien und Arbeitsgeräten. Das Unterrichtsvorhaben ist im Hinblick auf den Kernlehrplan und den Richtlinien für die Hauptschule in Nordrhein-Westfalen Hauswirtschaft dem Inhaltsfeld 1 „Ernährungsphysiologische und gesundheitliche Aspekte der Nahrungszubereitung“ zuzuordnen. Die inhaltlichen Schwerpunkte, die durch das Vorhaben angesprochen werden, sind „Nahrungszubereitung“, „Entsorgung von Produkten im privaten Haushalt“, „Lebensmittelkennzeichnung“ und „Arbeitsplanung und -organisation im privaten Haushalt“. Zudem leistet diese Unterrichtsreihe einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur geforderten „Entwicklung des Umweltbewusstseins“, da sich die SuS mit dem Problem der Lebensmittelverschwendung durch vorzeitige Entsorgung dieser auseinandersetzen.

Unterrichtsentwurf aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Hauswirtschaft, Note: 1, Universität Paderborn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es handelt sich hierbei um meine schriftliche Ausarbeitung für den 4. Unterrichtsbesuch im Fach Hauswirtschaft. Die Stunde verlief genau nach Plan. „Arbeitsplatz Küche: Die 8a wird zum Profi“ — Erarbeitung der Grundlagenkenntnisse für die sach- und fachgerechte Arbeit in der Schulküche. Lagerung und Haltbarmachung: Der Kühlschrank — eine coole Sache: „Gut aufgehoben: Was? Wo? Wie?“ — Die theoretische und fachpraktische Auseinandersetzung mit Arbeitsmitteln zur Kühlung und Lagerung von Lebensmitteln zur Schulung einer sicheren Handhabung und eines sinnvollen Einsatzes.

With a wondrously simple die-cut book, the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy brings his talents further into the light. This is the light that brings the day. Open this beautiful book to find a graphic yellow sun surrounded by a halo of bright die-cut circles. Now hold the page up to the light and enjoy the transformation as the colors in those circles glow. In an elegant, sparely narrated ode to the phenomenon of light, Aaron Becker follows as light reflects off the earth to warm our faces, draws up the sea to make the rain, feeds all the things that grow, and helps to create all the brilliant wonders of the world, including ourselves.

With her red marker, an ordinary child steps through a portal into a luminous and magical landscape, beginning her quest toward an uncertain destiny.

" O segundo volume da trilogia que teve início com o premiado Jornada. Dois amigos são surpreendidos pela aparição de um rei enquanto se protegem da chuva no parque da cidade. Assim que o monarca entrega um mapa e alguns objetos estranhos para crianças, ele é capturado e forçado a voltar pelo portal mágico do qual surgiu. Os amigos se veem, então, em uma missão para salvar o rei e seu povo do mau, iluminando o reino com suas canetas mágicas e a ajuda do simpático pássaro roxo por eles resgatado. Em Missão, Aaron Becker leva seus leitores a reinos inesquecíveis! "

Une petite fille s''ennuie et, lassée d''attendre que son père joue avec elle, dessine une porte à l''aide de son crayon rouge. Celle-ci la conduit à nouveau dans le pays lointain où elle rejoint son ami. Seulement, la porte est restée ouverte et le père décrouvre alors le monde merveilleux de sa fille. Ensembles, ils vont vivre une aventure extraordinaire.

Prüfungsvorbereitung aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Schulpädagogik, Universität Paderborn (Erziehungswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Modul B - Erziehung und Bildung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Dieses Thesenpapier und Lernzusammenfassung bietet einen Überblick zur Fragestellung, welche Aufgaben und Funktionen das Konstrukt der Heterogenität im gesellschaftlichen Kontext erfüllen soll und wie diese Herausforderungen in der Schule angegangen werden können.

Ultimo capitolo della trillogia che comprende "Viaggio" e "Scoperta". Il padre della protagonista scopre la porta del mondo fantastico in cui lei è fuggita. Si ritroveranno e combatteranno insieme contro i nemici del regno.

невероятно красивая история без слов. История о мечтах, поисках себя, смелости и дружбе. Она рассказывает о девочке, которая в один серый тоскливый день рисует любимым мелком на стене детской дверь ... и через эту дверь попадает в яркий волшебный мир, полный чудес, приключений и опасностей. На пути ее ждет немало испытаний, но она справляется с ними благодаря своей смелости, находчивости и, конечно, воображению.

Pour partir à la recherche d''un royaume perdu, il suffit parfois d''un simple crayon et d''un peu d''imagination... Par l''auteur d''Imagine, un nouveau voyage sans parole qui enchantera petits et grands.

Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.